Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Meadows dominated by
Festuca,
Agrostis and
Cynosurus grasses in western Bulgaria, and surrounded by broadleaved deciduous forests of
Fagus and
Carpinus, rocky cliffs and arable land. Human activities include grazing and haymaking in the meadows, forestry and hunting.
The area is important for breeding
Crex crex. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site:
Buteo rufinus (2 pairs),
Bubo bubo (1 pair).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Conversion of the grasslands to arable land is a possible threat. An investigation of the flora and fauna of the meadows by BSPB is ongoing.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ponor (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ponor-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.
